Total PC Defender Removal Guide
Do you know what Total PC Defender is?
DESCRIPTION
Total PC Defender is yet another addition to the group of rogue programs developed by the same designers of Safety Anti-spyware. Total PC Defender is generally speaking, deployed with the aid of Trojan Downloader infections, making it possible for Total PC Defender to escape antivirus detection, thus enabling it to proceed covertly on the system, and allow for the success of its dubious mission. This mission is to coerce money from unsuspecting PC users, by convincing them that their system has been inundated with a variety of misleading applications, viruses and PC threats, leaving the user with the thought that there is no other choice but to purchase the full version of Total PC Defender.
In non-techie terms:
This is all false and fictitious! Do not fall prey to this scam, as Total PC Defender will not be able to assist with computer safety in any way, shape or form. Total PC Defender makes its presence known via the bombardment of pop-up alert messages. These pop-ups ensure that the PC user will be led to believe their system is under threat, and action needs to be taken. Nine times out of ten, the system in question is perfectly healthy and safe. Therefore it is best to employ the services of a legitimate and up to date antispyware tool, to ensure whether the system is in fact infected – in reality, or if it is jus the claims of this nefarious tool. It is best advised to delete this dubious application and all its components, as soon as Total PC Defender has been detect.
Aliases: TotalPCDefender, TotalPC Defender, Total PCDefender.
Total PC Defender Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Total PC Defender Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Total PC Defender manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Total PC Defender will be removed completely. So read the Total PC Defender removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall Total PC Defender Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Total PC Defender if found. - To stop Total PC Defender processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Total PC Defender processes:
Total PC Defender.exe
Total PC Defender.lnk
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Total PC Defender DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Total PC Defender DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Total PC Defender DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Total PC Defender and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Total PC Defender DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Total PC Defender registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Total PC Defender registry keys: - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove Total PC Defender Directories.
To find Total PC Defender directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Total PC Defender directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Total PC Defender folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Total PC Defender and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Total PC Defender could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Total PC Defender icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Total PC Defender manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Total PC Defender problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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